Műtárgyvédelem, 2011 (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum)
Bodor Imre: A pesti Belvárosi Nagyboldogasszony főplébániatemplom középkori építéstörténete
Műtárgyvédelem 36 Déry A. (1998): Budapest belvárosi plébániatemplom. Budapest. Tóth S. (2002): Észrevételek a pesti reneszánsz szentségházak tárgyában. In: Tanulmányok Détshy Mihály nyolcvanadik születésnapjára. Szerk.: Bardoly István és Haris Andrea. Budapest. 181-227. Papp Sz. (2005): A királyi udvar építkezései Magyarországon 1480-1515. Budapest. Bernád I. — Jilg E. (2009): A belvárosi Nagyboldogasszony plébániatemplom gótikus ülőfülkéiben talált freskók története és a 2006-2009 közötti restaurálásuk összefoglalása. In: Műtárgyvédelem 34. Budapest, Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum. 49-62. A templommal és az újonnan feltárt falképekkel foglalkoznak Horogszegi Tamás Pál, Szőke Balázs, Derdák Éva, Módy Péter, Kovács Eszter - Papp Adrienn és Wehli Tünde tanulmányai a Műemlékvédelem LIV. évf. (2010) 6. számában The Construction History of Pest’s Parish Church of the Inner City in the Middle Ages Imre Bodor Almost uniquely, the Parish Church of the Inner City (the Church of Our Lady) in Pest features work from every period from the late Roman age right up to the present time. Researchers recognised this in the second half of the 19th century already, although serious research was first conducted in the church only in the years 1932-1944. After the damage sustained during the Second World War, restoration took place in the period 1945—1948 which exposed to view the newly discovered parts. The church’s chancel preserves its Gothic character to this day. On the other hand, the western half of the church, while preserving significant medieval parts, is mainly Baroque in style. Until the uncovering of the fresco found in March 2010, none of the research conducted modified the earlier findings in a significant way. Because of the inadequacy and insufficiency of the research hitherto, many issues remain unclear. According to our present knowledge, the church’s history can be summarised as follows: the llth-century precursor of the today’s church was built in a corner of a late Roman military camp, presumably on top oi an early Christian chapel. Following the demolition of the apses of the chancel after a number oi Romanesque phrases, a large chancel with an ambulatory was built in the second half of the 14th century. Later, towards the end of the 15th century and after the knocking down of the Romanesque parts, the western end of the church was rebuilt in late Gothic style. Research operations have uncovered sedilia around the ambulatory with high-quality frescoes on their back sections. Judging by the traces of consoles and baldachins on the walls, the ambulatory was rich in sculptural decoration. In the middle, in a niche at one time surmounted by a baldachin on the main axis of the church, a ’Madonna Enthroned’ wall painting was discovered in 2010. 210
